Focusing on the Plants

So while we've figured out where animals get the matter they need to grow, we don't really know where plants get the matter they need to grow. 

here was quite a bit of discussion about what matter plants use to grow, and we came up with these lists from each 5th grade class.

We're not really sure what they use to grow taller and we're certainly not in agreement...even after students shared their ideas about their own growing plants experiences.  We think they need water for sure, but we're not convinced plants need soil or air.  Some classmates claim they have plants that grow with just air (called air plants) and no water, and others think they need just water.  Whoah--do we have some things to figure out!

Mrs. Brinza also found some plant videos that seem to help us better understand what plants might use for the matter they use to grow.  But some of these videos made us wonder some more things...

Life - Creeper Plants Climb Trees | Plants

Life returns to Discovery Channel in October - Sundays starting 10/3 @ 8 and 9p! http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life/#mkcpgn=ytdsc1 Time-lapse photography shows creeper plants climbing tree trunks in a tropical rain forest.

Sunflower Seeds Germination and Growth Time Lapse

https://www.time-lapse-footage.com/video-clip-1058/plant-growth-time-lapse-germinating-sunflower-seeds - Sunflower Seeds Germination and Growth Time Lapse over the course of 10 days. More plant groth and flowers time lapse at https://www.time-lapse-footage.com/stock-footage-clips/videos-plants-and-flowers subscribe to TEMPONAUT http://www.youtube.com/user/TEMP0NAUT?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.zeitraffer.biz/video-clip-1058/keimende-sonnenblumen-samen-pflanzenwachstum-im-zeitraffer- Sonnenblumen Samen keimen und wachsen im Zeitraffer.

Plant Time Lapse thur sidewalk growing am

Plant vine growes thur sidewalk time lapse, shot by Greg Hensley on 35-mm feature film transfered to HD, Avalable as Stock Footage, Masters are much Higher quality.

Aquarium Plants Time Lapse Photography

Time lapse of aquarium plants over 7 week period using a GoPro Hero 3 set to 1 minute intervals. Night shots are not included but you will notice that aquarium plants do grow a lot at night.

All these videos got us noticing and wondering some interesting things as they relate to plant growth and where they get the matter to grow!